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The Role of Coffee in Atrial Fibrillation

Is there anyone with atrial fibrillation who hasn't been told that coffee and caffeine can cause or trigger atrial fibrillation? The first step to controlling atrial fibrillation, we're often told, is to eliminate coffee. Because of this, coffee and caffeine are frequent topics on afib discussion forums. But there's interesting information about coffee at the …

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Statins Help Women with Atrial Fibrillation

Post-menopausal women with existing heart disease have less risk of having or developing atrial fibrillation if they are taking statin drugs. This finding was reported at the Heart Rhythm Society's annual meeting in San Francisco. It appears that it's the anti-inflammatory properties of statins that cause this. More about study... While the news stories say "older women benefit from …

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